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Academic Research Infrastructure Program: Recovery and Reinvestment (ARI-R²)

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The zooplankton laboratory at San Francisco
State University's Romberg Tiburon Center
for Environmental Studies

Credit: © Rob O'Dea Photography

The Academic Research Infrastructure Program: Recovery and Reinvestment (ARI-R²) is designed to support 21st century research and research training infrastructure in our Nation's academic institutions and non-profit research organizations, such as research museums, research laboratories, and research consortia. ARI-R² will revitalize existing research facilities so that they provide next-generation research infrastructure and facilitate the integration of researchers with shared resources such as remote instruments and research platforms, data repositories, and national computing facilities. Research facilities are shared space where sponsored and/or unsponsored research activities and research training take place. They may be "bricks and mortar," mobile or virtual research space.

The ARI-R² Program's goals are to:

  • Update research facilities at institutions of higher education (including graduate and undergraduate institutions, among which are included community colleges) and other, non-profit research organizations (e.g., independent research museums, independent research laboratories, and research consortia) in order to support research that can address the challenges of the 21st century.

  • Enable academic departments, disciplinary and cross-disciplinary units, or multi-organization consortia to renovate research facilities through the addition or augmentation of cyberinfrastructure, other than general-purpose computing systems or data storage systems, to create environments that enhance research and integrate research with education.

  • Improve access to and increase use of next-generation research facilities for researchers, educators and students.

  • Assist research organizations, including those that have historically received limited Federal research and development funds, to improve their science and engineering research environments.

FY 2009 COMPETITION INFORMATION

ARI-R² Solicitation

Deadline for submission of Letters of Intent: July 1, 2009

Deadline for Full Proposal submissions: August 24, 2009

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - Part 1

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - Part 2

Academic Research Infrastructure Program:  Recovery and Reinvestment (ARI-R²)proposal submission deadline is Monday, August 24, 2009.  An institution may only submit a proposal if it submitted a valid Letter of Intent by July 1, 2009. Program staff answered questions likely to be of broad interest to people preparing full proposals in a webcast on July 20, 2009.  The archived webcast may be viewed at www.tvworldwide.com/events/nsf/090720

A video of the May 28 webcast and slides can be viewed through August 2009 at: http://www.tvworldwide.com/events/nsf/090528/

CONTACT INFORMATION

Academic Research Infrastructure Questions:

Email:
nsfari@nsf.gov

Phone:
703-292-8040

 
Specific Program Contacts:
Dr. Steve Meacham Office of Integrative Activities
Room 1270
Phone:
703-292-8040
Ms. Denita Norris Office of Integrative Activities
Room 1270
Phone:
703-292-8040

 

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